A new growth paradigm
With growing recognition that capitalism fails to sufficiently address the balance between material wealth, environmental sustainability and social stability, revisions to the global capitalist system are well underway. Businesses have come under increasing scrutiny to incorporate financial returns with social responsibility and environmental management.
This reflects a new momentum for more inclusive and sustainable models of growth in the private sector.
Inclusive growth in Asia
While Asian growth has long been conceived as a miracle, in recent years the region is hampered by slow growth and rising inequality. This project looks for new ways to revitalize the Asian growth model. Major Asian firms are consulted to understand the drivers and constraints that Asian companies face in their decisions to adopt new business models.
Economics of mutuality
The Economics of Mutuality (EoM) is a management and investment innovation designed to accompany organizations in their transitions, allowing them to deliver greater value to people and planet and also improved business returns. EoM empowers organizations to adopt a fair and purposeful form of capitalism that performs better than the purely financial version operating today. Its robust methodology and cutting-edge tools transform business at the core – going beyond peripheral approaches such as CSR and ESG that are driven by compliance.
Methodology
The project adopts the Business Systems framework for comprehensive and comparative analysis across countries. The research explores the interconnected roles of executive rationale, firm structures and institutional settings. Accounting for Asia’s diversity, the project includes economies from advanced city states, post-socialist countries, as well as from Asia’s industrialized Northeast and emerging Southeast regions.